Nose hair clipper



Oct. 10, 1950 c. G. D'AMATO NOSE HAIR CLIPPER Filed Aug. so, 1948 mm a2INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 10, 1950 UNITED" NOSE HAIR CLIPPERCelestine. GeorgeDAmato, l?hiladelphia, Pa. Application'August 30, 1948,Serial No. 46,867

My invention relates to a new and useful nose hair clipper and has forone of its objects to provide a guide on a pair of scissors to limit thedistance the points of the scissors may be inserted in a nostril and toprovide a rest whereby the scissors will be retained in a relativelysteady condition during the cutting operations.

Another object of the invention is to provide a guide for a pair ofscissors in an article of the kind mentioned which guide is adapted tobe engaged with a persons chin while cutting hairs in the nose toprevent injury to the nose.

Another object of this invention is to provide a nose hair clipperincluding a pair of scissors and a guide for detachable andinterchangeable connection to the shanks of the handl'e's of said pairof scissors.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a nose hairclipper consisting of a pair of scissors having a guide thereon, saidguide being adjustable in a direction generally longitudinally of thescissors and angularly in a verticle plane at right angles to the facesof the scissors as well as a substantially horizontal plane.

With the above and other objects in view this invention consists of thedetails of construction and combination of elements hereinafter setforth and then designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same I will describeits construction in detail referring by numerals to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part hereof, in which:

Fig. l is a view of a persons head and hand with a nose hair clipper inone position of use illustrating how the article is employed.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged face view of the clipper with the guide swung offat an angle.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional elevation thereof illustrating certaindetails of construction.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary edge view of the scissors showing how the outerends of the blades may be set at an angle to the main parts thereof.

In carrying out my invention as herein embodied represents a pair ofscissors including two similar members H and I2 pivoted at l3.

Each member ll, l2 includes a handle shank [4 having a finger-piece 15at the outer or bottom end, both of the finger-pieces beingsubstantially alike so that the scissors may be used in' any position,and a blade l6 having the outer or upper end thereof bent at an angle tothe main portion 5 Claims. (Cl. 30-233) to provide an offset tip I! andthe terminal end is made blunt in any suitable manner, as by providingan outwardly extending projection l8.

Each handle shank [4 has a transverse smooth hole [9 therethrough spacedfrom but adjacent to the pivot I3 for the reception of the threaded neckof the screw-eye hanger which is adjustably held in place by a nut 2|screwed onto the neck and engaged with the inner edge of the handleshank. The eye or head portion of the screw-eye hanger 20 is internallythreaded to receive the threaded rod 22 having a head 23 on its lowerend. On said lower end of said rodf22; is loosely mounted a guide member24 so as to rotate and said guide member is held in any circular degreeof adjustment by the nut 25 screwed on the rod 22 for clamping the guidemember between said rod head 23 and nut 25.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the guide member 2 1 may beadjusted in the arc of a circle aboutthe axis of the rod 22, swung intovarious angular positions in a vertical plane at right angles to thefaces of the scissors and moved to and from the blade terminals byscrewing said rod in or out of the eye portion of the screw-eye hanger.These adjustments will regulate the parts in such a manner that theblade terminals can only project a limited distance into the nostrils atcertain angles in accordance with the measurements and contour of aperson's face.

In actual practice, the rod is adjusted longitudinally in the screw-eyehanger until, with the guide member 24 under the chin, the terminals ofthe blades project the desired distance into a nostril of the personusing the clipper. Next, with the blades in a nostril, the proper pitchof the rod is determined and the nut 2| tightened. Finally the guidemember 24 may be rotated to the most convenient location and the nuttightened. After the above adjustments are obtained the party may thenproceed to clip the hairs from one of his own nostrils without thelikelihood of injury If the hairs are at or towards the back of thenostril and the blades have the angular tips [1, the scissors are heldso that said angular tips are vertical while at the rear of the nostril,whereas when the hair to be cut is at the front of the nostril thescissors are reversed to bring the angular tips to the vertical positionat the front of the nostril. When the scissors are reversed the guide isadjusted to accommodate the new position of the scissors. After the hairhas been cut from one nostril the guide structure is detached from thehandle shank on which it was first mounted and transferred to the comeOFFICE Damon handle shank by removing the nut 2| and withdrawing thescrew-eye hanger from the hole in the first handle shank and insertingit in the hole in said companion handle shank and replacing the nut. Ifnecessary, new adjustments of the parts are made before cutting thehairs in the other nostril.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction herein shown and described as these may bevaried within thescope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

Having described y invention what I claim as i new and useful is: r v 1.A nose hair clipper comprising a pair of scissors the handle shanks ofwhich each have a transverse hole therethrough, a hanger selectivelymounted in one of said holes and rotatably adtherethrough spaced a shortdistance below the a pivot point, a screw-eye hanger selectively androtatably mounted in the hole in one of the handle shanks, the neck ofsaid hanger being externally threaded and the eye internally threaded, anut on' the neck to adjustably and detachably hold the hanger in place,a threaded rod longitudinally adjustable in the eye of said hanger andsaid rod having a head on its lower end, a guide member loosely mountedon the head end of said rod for rotatable adjustment on said rod, and anut threaded onto said rod for clamping the guide member against thehead in any selected position.

5. In a device of the kind described, a guide structure comprising ahanger to be removably and ad'justably attached to the handle shank of apair of scissors, a threaded rod adjustable longitudinally of itselfthrough a portion of said hanger justable, means to hold said hangerinany adjusted position, a rod longitudinally adjustably mounted in saidhanger, a guide member rotatoably adjustahly mounted on the lower endof. said rod so. as to underlie a person's chin when the cutting end ofthe scissors is insaid persons:nos-

tril, and. means to hold said guide member in. any

and having a head at the lower end, a guide member adapted to engageunderneath of a persons chin andloosely rotatably mounted on said rodand normally in contact With'the head, and a, nut on. said rod to clampthe guide member in any adjusted position against said head. v

CELESTINO GEORGE DAMATO.

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